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Midterms: The First Stress Test for Democracy (And Trump) Since Jan. 6 May. 25, 2022
Today is Tuesday, democracy's favorite day. There's a lot to talk about in that word. Primaries are... Read More
Progressives' Version of 'Democracy': 2 Plus 2 Equals 5 May. 13, 2022
They may or may not have been playing the song "The World Turned Upside Down" when Lord Charles Corn... Read More
How Journalism Is in Search of Its iPod Solution Apr. 29, 2022
It's no secret that journalism is struggling. News deserts exist where local publications have folde... Read More
Calling Joe Biden Apr. 20, 2022
For years, as ever-bigger corporate combines grabbed ever-bigger chunks of market power, America's p... Read More
On the Edge: Democracy in the Balance, Here and Elsewhere Apr. 19, 2022
With heartbreaking videos of mass graves filled with Ukrainian victims of Russian genocide, civilian... Read More
Is Global 'Democracy' America's Mission? Apr. 05, 2022
"In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world ... Read More
Cowards and Leaders Mar. 09, 2022
Russia's invasion revealed big differences in how politicians deal with threats. The president of Uk... Read More
GOP 'Gerrymandering' is 'Racist' -- Obama-mandering is Just Politics Feb. 24, 2022
The term "gerrymander" derives from Elbridge Gerry, a Founding Father and vice president who, as gov... Read More
Give Nature a Seat at the Governing Table Feb. 09, 2022
As an old axiom notes, "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow." From coast to coast, millions of these... Read More
Beijing Olympics Cause Burps of Moral Equivalence Feb. 09, 2022
Anyone under 30 today has no idea what it was like to live in America during the Cold War. That incl... Read More
Sheep And Black Sheep: The GOP Goes Full Hezbollah Feb. 08, 2022
There should be nothing surprising about this past Friday's official defense by the Republican Natio... Read More
Is Democracy Dying or America Disintegrating? Jan. 28, 2022
"What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effe... Read More
For the Sake of National Unity, Don't Dig In on This Supreme Court Nomination Jan. 28, 2022
Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement announcement offers Republ... Read More
Plant-Based Beer and Bug Burgers: It's What's for Dinner Jan. 26, 2022
Big Meat did a collective knee jerk this spring when President Joe Biden proposed a 50% cut in green... Read More
Democrats' Election Outlook Might Be Bleak, but GOP Isn't Faring Any Better Jan. 25, 2022
It's hard to argue with political analysts' increasingly bleak outlook for the Democratic Party in t... Read More
The American Press Corps Helped Kill Democracy Jan. 21, 2022
The American press corps has been on a tear over the past year about the death of democracy. They sh... Read More
It's an Endangered Species: Save Kar-toon-us A-mer-i-kan-us! Jan. 19, 2022
As a tyke, I never dreamed of growing up to be a political activist/ commentator, but here I am, and... Read More
To GOP's Glee, New York Unleashes Liberalism With Voting Rights for Noncitizens Jan. 14, 2022
Democrats in New York City have made a mistake that promises to play directly into Republican plans ... Read More
Senate Sets Stage for Showdown on Voting Rights Jan. 12, 2022
The Capitol candlelight vigil for the mob attack on Congress gave way to a Senate showdown on voting... Read More
The Real Truth of Jan. 6 Jan. 07, 2022
The truth is Jan. 6 was a dark day in the history of our republic. Fueled by repeated lies from Pres... Read More
